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All flights cancelled. I guess other airlines will follow.

Wanted to stretch my legs a bit so had a wall around town. I suppose that self isolating with only food delivery is the absolute safest but I would think that a walkabout without interacting with people is safer than eating at a restaurant. I didn't wear a mask but I wore cheap gloves. I was the only person walking wearing gloves although a couple of motobike taxi guys had a different sort of glove on. I did get quite a few look at the crazy farang stares from people wearing masks. Not too many farang were wearing masks; more Thais but much less than 50%. The gloves were big enough but hot and uncomfortable. But wearing them is a reminder not to touch my face. I did wipe the sweat off my forehead with my shirt sleeve. But gloves are a problem as far as reaching into my pocket to pay for an item or to use my phone. I am thinking that perhaps wearing just one glove might be better. 2nd Road was quiet. It was very easy to cross the street and it is almost never easy. On Soi Honey Retox was open but there was a sign that one must order food if going in there. The massage joints were more or less closed but I could get a massage if I had wanted albeit with a limited choice of ladies. On Chaiyapoon, the English Rose had a sign saying alcohol not being served. On Buakhao, the Tin Cup place is closed until April 5th they are doing some sort of renovations. Kateseree was open but not serving booze. Cheap Charlies had just one customer but it could have been partially due to the time of day; too early for dinner and too late for breakfast or lunch. The little bar next to me was open and discreetly serving beer without bins.

Here In Pattaya it's pretty easy to buy gloves at most 7/11s. You can also order from Lazada, an Amazon type business that is quite popular in Thailand. What's nice is if you want you can pay COD (cash on delivery). There are other payment options as well. They also make it easy for you to sign up. Yesterday I ordered 500 (not sure pairs or pieces) but the vendor was in China so the delivery date is in April. Today I ordered 300 pieces (150 pairs) from Thailand which should arrive in a few days. The one's in the 7/11 are cheap enough but the online ones are so really cheap. For my purposes, one use and throwaway, I doubt quality matters much. If for some reason they are not delivered, since it is COD, I don't have to worry about refunds. I'll post a link but not really sure if my link will bring you to the product.

Brilliant Trump cartoons Rom!

The town has gone noticeably quieter by the day. Two guys that I know have moved their departure date up fearing that plane service could get shut down or if they did get sick they want to be sick in their home country. Another friend was due in tomorrow but aborted the mission. Now's just not the time to be travelling. I was just out, a couple late night errands and also to wait with my buddy for his taxi to the airport. I know it's late but it's not unusual for me to be out at this time and the soi seemed extremely quiet. By one of the 7/11s there was music blasting out of a car and Thais having a little outside party. At the other 7/11 there seemed to be a minor altercation between a Russian and a ladyboy, seemed to be about 500 or 1000 baht. Then back on my balcony about 20 minutes later saw the same Russian walking with anothe prettier ladyboy.

Pattaya is getting quieter and it's not just bar closures. Two guys I know are leaving early because they are afraid it might get difficult to return to their home countries and/or would rather be home if they do contact CV.

There's a little bar on my quiet soi that had the lights low, no music, no bargirls, no bins but where drinks are available. Patrons spaced out well and probably safer than a crowded restaurant serving drinks. But I guess one could say that people have to eat but not sit in bar. I haven't been walking around to much but if the place on Chaiyapoon had 50 people when they normally have 3 then I guess most other joints are closed.

Me neither. I usually shave around every fourth day. I don't get itchy until at least the sixth day.

Anyone know where to buy in Pattaya? Not looking for quality rather than something that can be thrown away after 1 use.

Well at least you can still have a cock fight if you can find a willing ladyboy in your neck of the woods.

Dukey, I'm talking about Witherspoon's on Buakhao in the pic BB jsut posted. I think you posted about Wetherspoons earlier.

I guess Witherspoons gets a pass because they serve food?

Had a bit of a walkabout today, as I wanted to do some banking. I took a big chunk of cash out of the bank to put in my safe to cover a few months expenses. If CV were to spin out of control here could be a run on the banks. Likely? Not at all. But not completely impossible. Restaurants are open so bars that double as restaurants remain open in Pattaya. Up in Bangkok It seems that inter-provincial movement is being discouraged. I'm not exactly sure what the bus situation is.

As of this writing the Dow is down 2000 points today.

Near the beginning of the above video you can see the closed Nidcha Bar. He also does a stroll down 13/1. I expect things to be much different tomorrow,

The massage shop where my better half works will be closed starting tomorrow until the end of the month. Suspect the bars will be closed starting tomorrow.

The bar next door to where I live is open but I have a feeling that tonight is the last night. One ladyboy works there and a good source tells me she is fairly well hung.

Super Rich headquarters has the USD at 32.30 now. The spread between the Buy and Sell rate is 10 satang. Usually it is about 4 satang, sometimes as low as 3 for the USD (spread is higher for other currencies) but at times of high volatility the spread widens.

Sorry AB, wish i had, but taking pics inside of Kink is verbotten. She has a cheery personality, and the Mickey an Minnie tats are quite endearing.

One attractive young lady at Kink Go go has a tat of Mickey Mao one one thigh,and Minnie Mao on her other thigh, sort of a family friendly look. But turning around she has a tat that says Fuck on her left butt cheek and Me on her right cheek.

The EU border is closed!

From the article Dukey quoted above by Adam Judd who is in some of Nick's videos. My teerak's massage shop was not notified of the closure yet but I don't think "massage parlors" refers only to soapies but suspect it also applies to mainstream massage joints.